Tool.



Le RoY FLLQmmE.y TOOL. APPUcAnoN mrs-b APH. 1. 1915;

1,144,555. mantenne 29.11915.

No I 6 1(9/ LEROY FLQRRHINE ESE TC' "DIEG, ASSIGNOR 0E. UNE-HALF TOL'USSELL EL #55: S-ll @IEC-0, CALIFORNI.

,.gjrg$555 Specification ef Letters atent. Patented Jun@ 29, 1915.

npplioaton filed .april 7,

ings.

This invention 'relates totools and has tor its primary object toprovide a combination Wrench and plier which is strong and durable inits eens rnction and very serviceable and convenient in practical :it isanother important object of my invention to produce a. device or theabove character in which all of the several parts are disposed in saineplane so the the jaws of the tool may be readily engaged nu). v

.vvith an object in restricted spaces "-.vhere the ordinary Wrench couldnot be conveniently employed The invention has for a 'further and morespeeic obiect to provide a shank havinga jaw on one end and a lateralseat projecting from the inner end of said iavv, a. movable jaw slidablymounted upon the seat and having a shank, ar l means e l respect te therelatively stationary clnding a yelte member throngh which said shank ismevably disposed, and a lever fnl erumed upon one end of the shank and.pivotally conn to said yolie ineinben wherebyV t? e a Lay be moved uponits sea toward the stationary 1jaw and into gripning envegement th aneeject,

"W ith tne above and 'other objects in viewj my invention consists inthe novel features of construction., combinatie@ and arrange ment ofparts to be nereniafter more fully described, claimed, and illustratedin the ac companying drawing, in Whicn,

Figure 1 is a. side elevation of a tool constructed in accordance 'withthe preferred emboc `nt of .my invention; E 1g.V 2 is edge s thereof;Fig. 3 is 'a section n on tl c 3- or "1 1; Fig. il is a section take ofFig. and ifi?. e

n View or the collar or Referring in detail to the drawing, 5

designates the shank ell ythe toel upon one end of which a longitudinalenig .jaw 6 is ferme l. et the inner e h 1915. Serial No. 19,79.

6, a laterally extending arm 7 is formed, in the o uter face of which alongitudinally disposed groove or channel 8 is provided. Through theinner end of the jaw 6, the transverse opening 9 is formed7 in which theshanl; 10 of the movable aw 11 is laterally disposed. @ne end of thisshank is engaged in the groove or channel 8, -whereby the movable jaw11'is guided in its movement with respect to the relatively stationaryjaw 6. The opposite longitudinal edges of the shank 10 are Jiormed withteeth, indicated at 13 for a purpose to be later referred to.

A lug or ear 1l projects laterally from the opposite edge of theshanlror handle member '5 with respect to the arm 7 and is provided witha. slot 15 disposed in substantially parallel relation to the Shank 16designates a lever which is of channelshaped form in cross-section andhas its opposite sides laterally extended at one end to provide thespaced ears 17 between which the ear or lug 1d on the handle 5 isdisposed. T he ears 1? are connected by a pin 18 which slides freely inthe slot 15 of the lug 14.,

Upon the shank 10 of the movable jaw, a rectangular collar or yokemember 19 is said yoke member being provided Ywith an opening toaccommodate the circular nut 20 which is interiorly threaded forengagement with the threads 13 on said shank. T he yoke member 19 isalso formed With an ear 21 which is disposed between the opposed sidesof the channel-shaped lever 1G and pivotally connected thereto by meansof the pin 22. One end of a leaf spring Q3 is fixed to the lug or ear 14on the handle or shank 5 or' the tool and extends inwardly therefrom,and has its major por tion engaged against the ghannel-shaped lever 1G.This leaf spring normally acts to torce the lever outwardly or laterallyfrom the handle 5 and thus yieldingly re- -tain the movable jaw 11 inspaced relation to the jaw 6. I

ln the use of my improved tool, it will be understood that the jai-7 11is irst adjusted respect to the javi 6 by turning the. ad.- gusting nutQG. The tvvojavvs are then engagedupon theopposite sides of the objectand the palm oia the hand is engaged npon the handle or shank 5 Whilethe ngere grasp the same inwardly vice eser ermee@ ,Spring 23.v itwill-'thus be understood their, owing tc the connection of. this leverlto the yoke member 19*y tfiekuioveble jew' 'will be forced toward the'stationery jew 6 end I into clamping or gripping engagement upon theobject. Afterfthe :out orl other member hesbeen turned es fer es itispossible, Athe operator'. releases the pressure upon the lever 156 sothat the spring 23 acts to return the adjusteblel`3ew to its `normalposition, and thet'wo'jews ere-then 'egein applied to thev object Aintlie marmer, above described, so

that the seme may? be further' turiied# vty will thus be 'apparent thatthe nut 2G is not alone' relied upon to hold tlieedjusteble jew in'engagement yfith'the object, but the gripor pressure upon themoveblelever-l also eectuelly holds`^themoveble yjew against. y l anoutward movement 'and-iirits 'applied 2 0.

position. A :very minute fedjustment `may be 'obtained Vso ,that lthejaws are vapplicable to various sizes Vciruits vor otherv objects.` ltWillv be perticulerlyobseryed, from refverenceto'lig; 25 `toet ell ofthe several parts ing, the construction, marmer of operation,

are ldisposedv Siri theseme opereting plane so that the tool may 'beused io close or confmed spaces v"Where the ordinary' "Wreiich could notbe readily employed.

A,From the foregoing description, teken in connection with theaccompanying 'drowend severaljadvantages of the invention 4vWill beclearly and fully und,ersteod. The mov! able jew may be very easily andquickly adjusted and,l as the several parter of therrtool are' ofexceedingly simple orm,v it will be appreieted that 'the seme ie verystrong sind 'durable 'e.31dprovides, in e'ect, two which may loemanufactured et sulostzmtiallyv` the same cost es toe ordioaryyvreoehnow in common use. it is, of course, obvious that the tool may loeconstructed-in verrous sizes,

ein accordance with' the particular use for' Whichit is primarilydesigned The device Y is also susceptible of Various cheogesin the form,proportion, "and arrangement ofthe 'several elements2 andi, therefore,reserve `vthe privilege vof resorting to all suchvlegiti- 'jmate changeses may be. fairly embodied Within the spirit 'and scope of theinvention"as claimed. A

' Having thus ullydescribed my invention, Whatl'desire Jn30-claim andsecure by Letters Potent isz-4 A tool ofthe character described includ-'esoA e handle having a stationary jaw formedl on one end, an'adjustable'jew opposed to the stationery jew end providedfwitl a shank,e yoke member through'rwhich Asaid sbonk is disposed, e/nut arranged insidiyo'ke member fand engaged upon' the: threaded shank., seid handlebeing -ormed with a' letereily projecting eier homing a slot therein,and a springpressed lever ,provided with e fulcrum shiteble in seidyslot,` said lever being pivotelly connected et its endxtoseid 'yokemember.

